Intro - C - F - Am - G = 4x's
(verse 1)
C F Am G
He had his cleets laced up, on the wrong feet,
C F Am G
Had his glove on his head, tryin to beat the heat,
F C G C
Coach said son are you here to play ball,
F C F G
With the sun in his eyes he looked up and said, nah,
(chorus)
C F Am G C - F - Am - G
I'm , gonna break the record,
C F Am G C - F - Am - G
I'm , swingin for the fence,
C F Am G C
My brother had a letter on his sweater but I can do better,
F Am G
I'm a real go getter, whatch me now,
C F Am G C- F - Am - G
I'm , gonna break the record,
(verse 2)
C F Am G
That little boy made, the all star team ,
C F Am G
Through High school and college, he lived out his dream ,
F C G C
And his hometown friends, said the big leagues called,
F C F G
Said are you gonna try out he just smiled and said nah,
(chorus)
C F Am G C - F - Am - G
I'm , gonna break the record,
C F Am G C - F - Am - G
I'm , swingin for the fence,
C F Am G C
My brother had a letter on his sweater but I can do better,
F Am G
I'm a real go getter, whatch me now,
C F Am G C- F - Am - G
I'm , gonna break the record,
(lead chords - C - F - Am - G )
(verse 3)
And the widow of a man, whose record he broke,
Was there that night when the commissioner spoke,
And he gave him a plaque and he said well done,
Then he leaned in and whispered, somewhere, someone sayin,
(chorus)
I'm gonna break the record, I'm swingin for the fence,
My brother had a letter on his sweater but I can do better,
I'm a real go getter, whatch me now, I'm gonna break the record
(outro - C - F - Am - G )